Re: Post a pic of your RWD Caddy!

Hey guys, it's my first time posting on the site. Here is Black Betty. 1985 with 4.1L (160,000 miles). Bought it to be a personal party car with a buddy of mine for $800. We figured we could hire a sober friend to drive us around at night, and save ourselves a DUI or two (and it's cheaper than cabs everywhere). It was originally owned by a LA recording studio, so apparently bands like Aerosmith, Guns and Roses, White Snake, Slayer, etc have all partied in this thing. Knowing that, I should probably torch the interior! The car has been eating coolant so we recently pulled the engine, and have just finished tearing it down. It's a total mess. Trying to figure out next steps. Considering a 4.9L swap, but I don't know what's involved (need to do the research). It's a California car so SMOG is an issue. I'll start a project thread soon. EDIT: A 4.9L swap looks out of the question, maybe a 4.5L? (researching).

Hey guys, it's my first time posting on the site. Here is Black Betty. 1985 with 4.1L (160,000 miles). Bought it to be a personal party car with a buddy of mine for $800. We figured we could hire a sober friend to drive us around at night, and save ourselves a DUI or two (and it's cheaper than cabs everywhere). It was originally owned by a LA recording studio, so apparently bands like Aerosmith, Guns and Roses, White Snake, Slayer, etc have all partied in this thing. Knowing that, I should probably torch the interior! The car has been eating coolant so we recently pulled the engine, and have just finished tearing it down. It's a total mess. Trying to figure out next steps. Considering a 4.9L swap, but I don't know what's involved (need to do the research). It's a California car so SMOG is an issue. I'll start a project thread soon. EDIT: A 4.9L swap looks out of the question, maybe a 4.5L? (researching).

Cory! Looks like you scored a sweet limo for not much money. IIRC, CA law says you can only swap in a motor that was available on the car when new. It being an 85, I think you might be able to slip in a 368, which would have been available in the coachbuilders package for that year. Of course, the easiest and best swap would be a Chevy 350, but CA would not be amused. Among the many reasons CA sucks.

Re: Post a pic of your RWD Caddy!

Thx, i've got to take some more pictures of it later. I've recently waxed the entire vehicle and on Tuesday i'm gonna let a professional interior cleaner company make a total recond of the entire interior!